Automobile that crashed into vacation campsite was driving ‘three times the speed limit’
A car that crashed into a holiday campsite injuring nine people, including a toddler, was driving “up to three times the speed limit”, a witness has claimed.
Of the victims of the deadly crash, six people were taken to hospital, with another three injured – including a two-year-old boy.
The tragedy took place when a blue Ford Fiesta “flipped and rolled” into a campsite in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, at around 10.40pm on Saturday.
The two-year-old was asleep in his cot while staying with his parents in a tent at Newgale Campsite, which runs alongside the A487.
Mike Harris, who runs the campsite with his wife Clare, told Sky News the car was going “80 or 90mph” in a zone that capped at 30mph.
He claimed the car “catapulted from the road because of the speed” the car was going.
While carrying a number of passengers, it’s believed that the automotive was travelling from the village of Roch in direction of St Davids.
Two individuals have been left in severe situation, whereas the toddler miraculously averted damage as a result of being in a cot, however his father, 44, was airlifted to a Cardiff hospital round 100 miles away and his mom was launched after having remedy
At least 4 others have been handled at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen and Swansea’s Morriston Hospital.
Mr Harris advised Sky News: “I didn’t realise a car could go so fast down the road.
“It catapulted from the highway due to the pace he was going, over the ditch separating the campsite and foremost highway and landed about 100m from the place the motive force began braking.
“It turned three full turns and landed on its wheels. It rolled through a tent belonging to a family.”
“The vehicle then rolled and rested on top of three people, the campers managed to lift the vehicle 90 degrees to tilt it forward and rest on its side. They freed the three people.
“Miraculously there have been no fatalities, there aren’t any life-threatening accidents however life-changing accidents of various levels.”
His wife added: “The automotive was dashing down the hill, realised it wanted to decelerate and tried to brake. It flipped and rolled a number of instances, and crashed into the tent.
“There was a young child in the tent at the time, thankfully they are okay. It’s a tragic accident that the police are dealing with, that’s all we can say at the moment.”